John Maginnis is a syndicated columnist who reports about Louisiana politics. Send mail to him in care of Political Review, P.O. Box 6, Baton Rouge LA 70821. His website is LaPolitics.com.

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Even before Gov. Bobby Jindal scrapped his tax swap plan, the chatter about the Capitol was that the inevitable lame-duck phase of his second term was starting early. He went on for a week calling for an income tax repeal, though without a plan to pay for it, until all such bills were buried in committee without even a hearing.

A day later feisty House members actually passed a tax - albeit only two cents a month on cell phones to aid the hearing impaired - despite furious texting from the governor's staffers that they cease and desist.